The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMUCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK: The quotations in the general discount market continues firm, and the inquiry for accommodation shows a slight degree of activity. The number of applicants for monetary aid have been more numer. ens during the end of the week just concluded, and as this morning the abatement has been very trifling the brokers have evinced but little disposition to relax their terms : 5i per cent. remains the charge for first class bills, although some few transactions have been report2d at 51 per cent. The report has been issued by the directors of the Imperial Bank for presentation to the fourth half yearly meeting on the 21st inst. The directors have to announce, that in consequence of the extension of business, and with a view to advance the influ• ence of the bank, they deemed it advisable to in• crease the subscribed capital, and give additional strength to the direction. They, therefore, in exercise of the authority vested in the board by the 18th and 21st regulations, issued 12,500 shares of the original capital—in addi. tion to the first issue of 10,000 shares—thereby raising the subscribed capital from £1,000,000 to £2,250,000. The premiums on the shares recently issued have placed at disposal the sum of £48,288, which the directors recommend to be carried to the reserve fund; and, they are happy to state, that the increased capital has placed the bank in a position to meet the requirements of extending connections. The directors have to report that, after payment of the current charges, making allow. ante for bad and doubtful debts, and rebate on bills, writing off £2,110 6s. 3d. (the profit on sale of fractional parts of new shares) against preliminary expenses, the profit and loss account exhibits a balance of £63,437 12s. ld., including £48,288, the premium received on new shares, and they recommend the appropriation to be as follows : To dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, free of income tar, for the six months ending 30th June, 1864, on paid up capital of 12,000 shares Ist issue, £9,600 ; to payment at rate of £5 per cent. per annum on paid up capital of 10,500 shares of the 2d and 3d issues in lien of dividend, £849 5s 3d ; to reserve fund, premium on new shares, £48,288 ; to balance to be carried forward to credit of profit and loss new account, £4,700 6s 10d—total, £63,437 12s ld. The following gentlemen have joined the direction, viz. :—H. L. Bischoffiheim, Esq., A. P. Petrocochino, Eeq., A. A. Ralli, Esq., D. Stern, Esq., and their appointment will have to be con firmed by the shareholders. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Relates were 66f. 40c. Heavy. The improvement in the Funds has been lost, and Consols are now 901 1 for money, and 901- 91 for the account. The New Threes and R e d uce d at. Annuities are 891 90; Exchequer Bills, March, Bs. Bt l to 3s. die., and for June 5, die. to par; India 5 per st l, Cents., 1049 1 ; Enlaced 4 per Cents., 94 1 ; and 11 ditto 5 per Cents., 105 1 1. 1( Foreign Securities are also rather flatter. Turkish 1: 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70 709 ; do. Consolides, 51; ; Mexican, ex all, 291 a ; do. New, 269 27k- ; Greek, 25 251 ; Spanish Passive, 281- 29 ; do. Certificates, at 10k ; Portuguese, 47i 48; and the Confederate Loan, 779 78k. et The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been very limited, and few changes of importance I have taken place in prices. Great Western have 1 improved I, and Midland Lancashire and York. et shire have declined and Brighton I. el The Foreign and Colonial lines show no material alteration with regard to values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain in mode- 1 rate request at about previous quotations. Ebbw Vale Company's shares are quoted I 9 prem. Thames a Plate Glass 1 2 prem., and Maritime Credit 11 is s prem. BRITIRIT FUNDS-ONE O'CI.00)z- GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Aug. 9 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B9/ / 90 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894.... Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire iwth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 7 .-: _ March. June, 5 die Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 3} per Cent. Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO .. — Bank England Stk, 5i per Ct. — Do Account.. ^ Immo.; GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 214 Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Do Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 . Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 941 I Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 lO5l 41 Do S per Cent., May, 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do Bonds £l,OOO - Do under £l,OOO FOREIciiN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Do 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 1i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — Chili= 6 per Cent. Do 3 psi Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. .. Danish 3 per Cont., 1825 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per. Cent lO2l i Do, Second Issue .. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Do Account • . • . Do Coupons — Do Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 741 Mexican 3 per Cent .... - Do Account 29/ a Do 6 per Cent, 1864 Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis Do 6 per Cent - . Anglo-French — Ditto Scrip, £23 paid — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent - New Granada Do Account — Do 2 per Cent. -. Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Do 3 per Cent. (Crribarren)... — .„,.._ Do 4i per cent., 1862_ _ — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3., Do Account 4B 71 Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Russian 6 per Cent., 18'22, £ St — Do 4 per Cent., 1850 .. Do 3 per Cent 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 BBl I Do Anglo-Dutch .... B9 Do Scrip, £3O paid Sarjinian ti per Cent .... Do Account ... Bs} 5 Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account — Do Passive . — Do Acc oun t 2 9; Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — 8 Do Account w i) e dish, 4 per Cent..... Scri Tut.° p, L6O p a id "'Pm D 1)106A ,v, ll Ivt Cent. 1851 — 91; o o n Do Accounti eii . t. 1358 . -- 72 D. jawl3o .... 75 Do 6Cen t 1248 :Do p e r AO . 1862 Do ~,,„ "Isc? . 0 Do Guaranteed 1863 per c , 491:13rer Cent..... — 1011 Venezuela 3 Do Account e . . - Do 6 per Cent. .... .. ",-, 18542 3'o Account,.. Do Scrip £3O paid' Do 11 per Cent Dividends on the above zz,l payable in Lemon. Austrian, 5 per Cent,. Belgian 41 per Cent., F AL . 2 3 ? .. Elorins. -- Do Account Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex, 12 Gull ....... Do 4 per C e nt. Certificates .... Trench R en t es , 2 p er C en t ...... . ... Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 ? ..... runes.. -- Do Account P eruvian Dollar Lon 41 per Ct. Ex.. 4s. Pi elmentese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 251 ...... - TWO O'CL OQIi. Consols money 11ea...4.04 .... i i 1) "." 0 44t •v v t9 e t y . ..... ~ 90i 91 51EARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Share! Railways, Paid * Closing Business 1 Price. done. 3.14. ! Mr., Wol., and Str. Val. st Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleaf.,audaid.k.;o st !Bristol and Exeter at ;Caledonian 60 ,Cork and Bandon 20 'Cornwall 1 0 Do A A gets no div 1 0 Do. B till 6p c.p an.has (been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast Juno. t 5 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. st Edinburgh & Glasgow. st Glasg. and S. Western. at Great Eastern, Ord. stk at Ditto A stock at Ditto EastAnglian at at GreatNorthof Scotland at Great Northern.. • . st Do A stook at Do B do st Gt. S. and W. of Ireland at Great 'Western st Do Str Val qua. stook at Lancashite & Yorkshire at London and Blackwall at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dover at Lon. & North Western st Lon. & &rah Western st Man., Shef., & Linooln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle 125 Dot shares at Metropolitan et Midland Do New . at Do Binning. & Derby 50 111 d. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee• st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase at Do Leeds at Do York at Do Carlisle st North London 10 Do New 1f.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction. st Scottish Central et Scot. N. E., Aber. stock st Do Soot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welehpool, at Shropshire Union at South at South Eastern at South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok. WS Stockton & Darlington 25 II Si 9 9i 85 EST 124 123 6 7 Do :5 Do New, 18GG ;t Taff Vale -0 Do B ,0 Do C 10 Ulster :5 Do ~10 Do 3t Vale of Neath ;t Victoria sta. and Pim 3t Waterford ,ts Kilkenny ;t West Cornwall st W. Hartlepool liar.Szlt. 3t West Midland --Oxford st Do Newport 3t Do Hereford 7i B 139 141 15S 160 128 t 32 90 Ot 71i 72} 1104 120 72 71 104 107 40 47 1174 1181 974 Bil 614 GO 1131 714 1 134 139 108 110 64/15i 25 16 104 Io9i 63i 64! 26j 94 126 129 14 24 pi 78 80 lug ilt 125 130 36 38 58 00 35 37 841 C 4/ 104 106 8 9 370 384 94 10 t, 7 i 8 4 t 165 170 6 7 t 3 t r 105 110 85 37 BRITISH POSSE Railways Atlantic & St Lawrenot k i Bom.,Barodadz.Cent Ind ( Gu. 5 per ocnt ... 20 Do. New . -.. 20 Do. E. Shares... 20i Buffalo and Laxe Huron 10 Do. Preferonc,e 001 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich, 6 p. at. bds. Aug. 1,187 k, 00 Do. do. July 1, 187:. , 00 Do. do. June 1, 1871 at Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin: at Cape Town & Dock Scrii ;oak Earth. Bengal gn. 5 p. ( oak East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 20 Do. do. G Ext 20 Do. do. II do. oak Grand Trunk of Canada 00 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds 10 Do. do. deferred...... 10 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. )0 Do. do. deferred...... )0 Do. 3d Pref. stock ... 10 Do. do. deferred...... ) 0 Do. 4th Pref. stock... )0 Do. do. deferred...... )ok Gt.lndiaPentn.gua.sp.o 10 Do. New gua. 5 p. a... Do. January, 1882 .. )ok Gt. Scuth.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. N Gt. W. of Canada Shares 104 Do. New ... ... 00 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. 00 Do. 5i p. 0. do. '77-8.... 10 Indian. Branch Limited ock Madras, guar., sp. ook Do. 41 p. O. Extension ook Do. 14 do-- • • 20 Do. Fifth Extension. , 00k slelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 50 llelb. Sc Hobson's Bay. ,00 Do. 7p. O. Mortg. Bds. 20 Newßr =awn% et Can& Owls A. and B. N. Rl.C'daB po Ist pt bdE ock Soinde ock Do. 1 4.: 10 Do. i t 4 t , Do. Punjaub Do. Do. tr,g k Do. Indua.St. Flo.) Paid.' all 100 7i all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 (100 . 100 2 all t.lOO ,SIGNS. Closing Prim 59 61 101} 102,1 pars p pi 6 8 9 77 82 77 81 77 82 93 100 98 100 104 106 I(2i 103i1 t t 19 20 1, 72 74 61 64 66 68 55 67 48 51 43 45 29 31 28 30 103 104 P 101 102 I 91 10 10t 149, 83 91 82 81 d 1001 101 i 95 97 90 92 57 59 Bttsinesft don. S 6 82 84 1011 104 100§ 10111 pr fp loof loli 94 96 95 104 i 1031 3 1031 121 'ock Do, Indus. St. Flo.) i Cluu at yu COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUlidi/E5. Cau.G ov. 6 p.c.J a,Jul; 1877-81 lOO 100 101 1001 Do. ap. c. Feb. & Aug 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c.Mar.& Sept 100 102 104 Do. sp. o. Jan.&July 10C 87 80 83 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 87 8l Cape G. Hope. 6 p 6,1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap Oct& 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1890 100 109 111 110 , Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 107 109 iCeylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 'Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 104 106 !Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 106 108 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. a.&July 100 90 101 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct 100 N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 6., 185 C 100 97 C. —• Du. sp. c.,18r1 to 187 C 100 97 98 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 97 98 93 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 Ncva Scotia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 lOO 100 102 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c 100 103 105 S. Aus G6p.0.1878.& up lOO 106 108 I Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - , Do. to 69.0. An.&00.. 100 1091 1101 4 1 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 % lid ' Clifford Amalgamated 31 33 Deven G. Con.. (Taoist ) 1 570 680 East Bassett (Mogan) 30 65 67 - • East Clog - au Gold Ltd d ,East Caradon ...... 1.14.6 28% 291 ; East Cam Brea.. jE. VPlRussel (Tavistk ) 8.13.0 4% 6 , Gam2St.Aubyn(Gwen , 581 7 9 Great South Tolgus l7s 2% 21 , G-. Wheal Vor (Helston 40 29 31 <<lrenville 6.16.1 6/ 71 I Hertd's-Foot 8.12 68 40 I ilingston Downs 4.18.0' 31 41 ;Lady Bertha - j Slargaret (tJny Lelant 9% 8 10 ' Marke Valley.. 4 Slyndy Iron Oro (Lim ; 24 1t 1 d New Seton l9l 75 85 North Downs 2% 'l% 2 S - .Wh'l Basset (Illozan; 3.1.0 11 1% North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 4i 41 Far Consols (6t. Blase)'; 20 erovidenoe (Uny Lelnt.; 10.0.7 38 40 18outhCaradon(St.Cleer, 11 455 475 S. Cara Brea (lllogan).. I .i.Wheal Fran. (Mogan; 13.18.9 45 50 'Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 famar Silv.‘t Lead Kin fin Croft 9 16% 17% - I , .'est Basset (Illo , zan)„ 14 9 10 w Ci radon (Liskeard) 5 15 17 West Sot= Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 87% 9.2% Wheal Baller(ltedruth) 10 27 29 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott ........ 3.5.8 14 2 Wheal Mary Ann ;lam.) 8 13 15 Wheal seton . 58% 220 230 2291 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 Wheal Union 3.17 1% 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., red, at 5 per cent, pm., 108 Great Western Orig. 4i per cent pt., V 6 North ,s.taffordshire. 22# LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS; Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 93 FOREIGN RAILWAYS; Great Luxembourg, 11} FOREIGN MINES St. John del Rey (lim.), 29} Yudanamutana of S. Australia Jim., 2i _ BANKS. Agra and Misterman's (11=),112 50 &liiance thm.), 692 9 Ditto, new, 632 Anglo Austrian, 75 Australasia, 725 Bank of Egypt, 30 Bank of London. 180 British and Californian, 6:7 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and:Chins, 41 City, 148 Continental, lira., 181 English, Scotch. and Australian Chartered,;22i English and Swedish, lim.. 162 European Bank, lim. 15 5 Hindustan, China, and Japan Ohm), MI Imperial Bank (Um.), 40 Imperial Bank of India, China, and Japan, lint, 55 Imperial Ottoman, 181 5 Land Mortgage : Bank of India, Um., 6 it London B ink of Mexico and S. America, lira., 75 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 87 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 255 London and Colonial (Um.), 215 4 London and County, 71 55 London Joint Stock, 49 London and Northern, lim , 23 p oi ta ann andd London and South-Western, 255 Exchange. Provile ra Bank, I k 9 , 5 Um., 292 London and 1% estminster, 101 Mercantile Metro Union of Australia, 53 2 Union of London, 541 4:55 MISCELLANEOUS. British Indian Tea, Um., 85 City Offices, lim., Consolidated Discount, Urn., 85 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lim,, 45 Credit Mobithr, 105 Discount Corporation,'l6l East Indian Financial, lim., 55 Egyptian Corn, and Trading, u m . , : 42 Financial Corporation, 15 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 71 Ditto, new,,l6 1 Home and C Tionial A ssurance. Um., gi Imperial andplercantile Credit Asso., 9 2 International Financial Society, 11m., 105 . i Joint Stock Discount, lim., 75 / Land Securities, lim., 41 • I Association, lim., 285 London Financ ial any 15 National Discount Comp, n Ottoman Financial Associatio , t Smith, Knight, and C o Um, 4i Telegrarh Construe. Maintenance, Urn 45 and uI t s r • n. ance), l Im, 75 Thames and Mersey Marine k Universal Marine. Insurance, Um., 55 5 Warrant Fill4llo, ha, c 1 rilE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, J. MARKETS—This Day, MARK-LANE. The wheat trade in the country markets held on Satur day ruled firm, and prices advanced in some instances is per quarter. For all descriptions of spring corn there was steady demand, and the quotations had an upward ten dency. For flour, the trade ruled firm. According to New York advioes, the export demand for wheat and flour was by no moans active. Prices, however, fluotuated considerably owing to the continuous rise and fall in the value of gold. On the continent the corn trade, generally, is firm. Seasonably good supplies of home-grown produce were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad amounted to 13,656 quarters of wheat, 40,045 oats, 20 linseed, 105 sundry seeds, and 640 sacks of flour. The market was moderately supplied with most descrip tions of foreign wheat. Generally speaking, the trade was quiet, yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday last, Fresh up to our market to•day the arrivals of home grown wheat wero on the increase, and the condition of the produce on the stands was good. The samples exhibited for sale were few, but they represented a considerable quan tity of produce, and more than is usually brought forward at this season of the year. The trade consequently was rather quiet; nevertheless tho bulk of the supply was dis posed of, and last Monday's prices were fairly supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request, at late rates. The supply of barley on sale was very moderate. For grinding qualities the trade was firm, and prices advanced Is per quarter. In malt about an average business was transacted, on former terms. There was a large supply of oats on the stands—never theless, all descriptions moved off freely, at an advance of Gd per quarter from Monday last. Beans were in short supply, and the trade ruled firm, at an advance of is per quarter. _ _ The value of peas had an upward tendency, and the show of samples was very moderate. For flour there was a fair inquiry, on former terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERJAL MEAF3URE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1803, per qr 39s to 43s • Ditto, old —5 —5 Ditto, white, 1863 43s 50s Ditto, old —s —s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, - 8 Rye— 225 275 Barley—Grinding 225 256 Malting —a —s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 66s Chevalier ~ 66s 68s Feeding ;Yorkshire and Linoolnsh., lBs 235 Potato Youghal and Cork, black lss 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l9s 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey. . 3ls 34s Maple White 34s 38s Boilers ....34s 38s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolk 26s 28s American, per barrel 195 25s Oats to a further advance in prices in the manufacturing districts higher rates are demanded here for both combing and clothing descriptions, and are in some instances obtained. In colonial wool only a moderate business is doing by pri vate contract ; nevertheless, the quotations rule very firm. The public sales will commence in London on Thursday next, and at Liverpool on the 27th instant. There was no arrival of wool in London last week either from the Cape or Australian colonies. Current prices of English wool per lb. —South Down hoggets 1 111 2 01 Halt-bred do Kent fleeces .. 2 2 2 4 South Down ewes and wethers 111 2 0 Leicester do, Sorts —Clothing Combing Fleeces The Murder on the North London railway. ADJOURNED INQUEST-THIS DAY. This morning Mr john Humphreys, the cor4oner for the eastern division of the county of Middlesex, resumed at the Prince of Wales Tavern, Hackney, the inquiry into the death of Mr Briggs, who was attacked on the North London railway on the night of Saturday the 9th inst., and who died on the following night. It will be remembered that at the inquest which the coroner opened a week ago to-day Mr J, T. Briggs, the son of deceased, identified the body, and spoke of the things contained in the carriage being his property. It was also proved by Mr James Hudson, the landlord of the Milford Castle, Hackney Wick, that about 20 minutes past 10 on Saturday night (the 9th inst.) the body of Briggs was brought to his house. Since that time 'a post mortem examination of the body has been made by experienced surgeons called in by the coroner for that par pose, and much anxiety has been evinced to ascertain the views of those f; ontlemen in reference to the conflicting rumours which have prevailed as to the immediate cause of death. Mr Francis Toultnln, F.R.C.S., said he saw Mr. Briggs at Bow on Saturday night. He was perfectly unconscious. He recommended his removal, and he died at his own house on Sunday night. There was a wound in front of the ear and a wound behind. Both hands were bruised. The fore arm was also bruised and grazed. On raising the scalp a considerable quantity of blood was discovered. There was a bruise and an abrasion of the skin above the left temple. The skull was discovered to be fractured. There was also a fracture and depression of the temporal bone. On remov ing the calivarum much blood was found between the bone and tho dura mater, and the dura mater and the brain. The structure of the brain was perfectly healthy, except whore it had been injured by pressure. The lungs and heart showed no signs of disease except being a little flabby, which would be the case in a man of his age. The bruise on the left temple might have been caused by a fall. The fracture of the ear he ascribed to a blow from a blunt in strument. He attributed death to a fracture of the skull, and depression of the brain. The abrasions on the hands and arms might have been caused by a person being put in an attitude of defence. Mr F. Moojen. of 8, Southampton-street, and Blooms bury-square, who appeared for the relatives of the deceased, said he had no questions to ask Mr Toulmin. Mrs Carstine Buchan, of 23, Nelson-square, Peckham, said she was niece of the deceased. He came to their house on Saturday the 9th, by appointment, to dine. She reached Nelson-square at five o'clock, and left about a quarter past nine. He was at the time in his usual health and spirits. She understood that he was going direct home. He was quite sober. Her husband saw him to the omnibus. Witness did not notice whether he had more than one shirt stud. She did not notice any particular part of his dress. The Coroner—Have you any knowledge of any one having threatened to do him an injury ? Witness—Nut of my own knowledge. The Coroner—Did you ever hear of such a thing? Witness—Never. The Coroner—Do you know of a person who applied to him for a loan of money which was refused ? Witness—Yes. The Coroner—Did you ever hoar that that person had threatened him ? Witnesa—Yes. The Coroner—Did that person say to the effect that he would murder him ? Witness—l cannot say. The Coroner—You would not undertake to say it was to that effect ? Witness—No, I would noi. The Coroner—Did ho say he would injure him? Witness—Yes. The Coroner—Do you know of any other circumstance you would wish to communicate to the court? Witness—No. The Coroner—Your husband may have borrowed money of Mr Briggs. Your examination has no reference to him ? Witness—No. ~T he Coroner and jury then proceeded to inspect the car riage in whioh tho murder took place, and which was brought to the Hackney-station for their accommodation. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) cointr OF BANKB,UPTCY. (Bann Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN ICE J. AND it, LtitAt.mou.u. These bankrupts were described as of Beniwood-place, Edgeware-road, surveyors and auctioneers. The case had been adjourned for a cash and deficiency ac count which had been rendered by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles, from July, 1862, to March, 1864. Robert Lock. wood retired in 1863. The accounts, therefore, commence from the corhmencement of the partnership, and show — Debtor to creditor, unsecured, £1,476; to creditors holding security £1,583. The assets are set down at about £1,350 Passed without opposition. The order of discharge ad journed. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. To-day's market was somewhat heavily supplied with foreign stock, for which the inquiry ruled heavy, at de pressed currencies. The quality of the foreign beasts and sheep was very middling. The arrivals of beasts fresh up fr3m our own grazing districts were on the increase, and in average condition. All breeds moved off slowly, at a de cline in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of 4d per 81b., and a total clearance of the supply was not effected. The general top figure for beef was 4d per 81bs. The Lin colnshire season has opened remarkably well as to quality, far better than during the last three or four years. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,500 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns ; from Lin colnshire, 2,000 shorthorns, &c.; from other parts of Eng land, 700 various breeds; from Scotland, 189 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 70 oxen and heifers. We were heavily supplied with sheep, and the mutton trade was very dull, at 4d per 81bs less money. The best Downs and half-breds changed hands at 5s 2d, the best Lincolns, 4s 6d per Sibs. The supply of lambs was moderate, and sales progressed slowly. at from bs 8d to 6s 8d per 81bs. The general quality of the supply was only middling. Calves were in good supply and heavy request, at 2d per 81bs less money. The top figure was 4s 10d per 81bs. In pigs very little was doing, at late rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Primo large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scuts, &c. 4 6 4 8 C;rse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 10 Strondqualityclo. 4 0 4 4 Lambs....t Suckling calves, 16s to 21s 20s to 25s each. s. d. s. d Primecre-wool d 0.4 6 4 10 Pmo. S' thdown do .5 0 6 2 Largo orse. calves 8 10 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 4 10 Largo hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers 42 4 6 is 8d to 6s Bd. ; and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL RTirrlir. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Boasts .. Sheep and lambs Calves ..... ... Pigs Beasts . Cows Sheep and lambs 32,680 Calves 4B Pigs 4BO The total imports of foreign atom into London, last week, amounted to 8,216 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 18,798—in 1862, 7,977—in 1861, 10,394 —in 1860, 16,120—in 1859, B,lol—in 1858, 7,958 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Amsterdam.... 9 0 ee 60 •. •• 5 .. Antwerp . •-• •• •• —es2s•• 19 80u10gne...... 15 Bremen .. 128 .. 54 •• 8 .• Calais ........ .. .. 15 .. Dordt. 258 .. 516 .. 557 Dunkirk. 27 .. .. 1 .. 67 Hamburg •••• 129 .. 2258 .. .• .. 535 Harlingen .... 427 .. 694 .. 247 .. 141 .. 729 Medemblik .... 51 .. 42 4 .. •• 4 •• Lisbon 2O .. •• •• " Ostend .. ... 52 .. 54 .. 47 .. Rotterdam .•.. 27 .. .r, ••—• • • • • 67 Toning —___ ---- ---- ---- ____ Total .... 1322 .. 4421 .. 812 .. 240 ..1417 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863.. 1825 .. 12,795 .. 1860 .. 1295 .. 1023 18H2 .. 1456 .. 6,899 .. 679 .. 450 .. 915 1861 1.552 .. 6,343 .. 984 .. 794 .. 936 1860 1859 767 .. 6,888 .. 667 .. 466 .. 372 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, July 20, 1863, and this day Monday, July 18, 1864, Per 81b. to sink the offal. July 20, July 18, 1863. 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 Et 3 2to 3 6 Second quality do ... 310 4 4 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen .. 4 6 4 8 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4lO 5 0 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 6 4 0 3 4 310 Second quality do. .. 4 2 4 6 4 0 4 4 Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 410 4 6 410 Prime Southdown do. Lambs ........ Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs seat small porkers. 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 6 Beasts .. Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 350 480 SUPPLIES ON SALE, July 21, 1862.—Beasts, 4,930 — sheep and lambs, 30,110—calves, 236—pigs, 270. Jung 22, 1861.—Beasts, 4,360 —sheep, 25,290—calves, 357—pigs, 350. NEWOATE AND LEADENITALL. The supply of meat on sale at these markets is but moderate. The trade, however, is quiet ; nevertheless, previous quotations are firmly supported. Per 81b. by the carcase. 8 d e d eded Inferior beef .. 3 2 3 6 Middlingmutton 4 2 4 4 Illiddling do. .. 3 8 3 10 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Prime large do. 4 0 4 2 Veal. 3 8 4 4 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Small pork .... 4 2 4 6 Large pork .... 3 4 4 0 Lamb .. 6 4 6 0 Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations this morning are not to say favourable, but the recent change in the temperature will undoubtedly have the effect of bringing the plant into a more forward state. The supply of hops on sale is very moderate, and for last year's produce the trade is firm on rather higher terms. Other, including foreign, growths are in but moderate request, yet prices rule stationary. There was no import into London last week, BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of home-grown potatoes to these markets are seasonably large, but with foreign produce they are scantily supplied. For nearly all descriptions exhibited for sale there is a steady demand at prices ranging from 70a to 120 s per ton. SEEDS. The trade for hempseed was very steady, at extreme rates, the few parcels on offer having sold at 60s per quarter. There was not much doing in other seeds, but no change of importance has taken place in the quota tions. There has been a fair average business transacted in cakes, and prices ruled firm, Tarnip,Wbite,p.bus ns to 14s Swede Brown ..... 1 9 0 3 3 1 1 3; Whit Tares, per Od 4e 6d Old per quarter - --s Canary, per quarter 52s . 6:s Rye g rass, new 22s 24s Forei g n R White. —s —s Trefoil, new. Carraway 22s 208 Coriander l2s 16s Hempseed, per qr —s taus I Linseed,Eng.sowing 75s 78s Crushing 5Ss 63s Baltic .... Odes la —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £9lox£lo --43 Foreign £8 10s £9 15s Rape Cakes,p tonsllos £slos Rapeseed, uew,pr qr Cis 68 WOOL. The E n gil k ,4 wool trade coutinuas 'vv.) , flou t arid ()win IN BE REINHART. The bankrupt had anted as stage manager to Her Ma jesty's Theatre, and applied to be released from custody. Mr. Bayley opposed on the ground that the bankrupt in tended to go abroad. The debts are £4.00, chiefly due to creditors in Vienna. Mr Reed for the bankrupt said his client had been en gaged in a theatre in Vienna and had accepted bills from the lessee, on one of which he had been arrested in this country. His Honour said he would release the bankrupt on his finding bail himself in £lOO and two sureties in £5O each. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, July 18.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather. CARDIFF, July 16.—Wind N,W.—Arrived—Ply, from St. Nazarre. CLYDE, July 15.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Bannockburn, for Quebec. PORTSMOUTII, July 17.—Wind &E.—Sailed —Her Ma jesty's ship Rector, for the westwartt—Bankfuskin, for Havannah. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning: Arrived, July 17—Rover, tug, from Lisbon—Alma, from Alderney—Furet, from Gravelines—Moskwa, from Havannah. Arrived, July 18—Jousborg, from Sunswald—Fyenoord, from Rotterdam, DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, July 17—Eclipse, for Colombo—Elm, for Bat hurst—Dsvonia, for Moreton Bay—Jelly, for East London —Anna, for New York—Caroni, for Cardiff—all from London. ACCIDENT TO MRS H. FENWICK.—Mrs Fenwiok, wife of Mr H. Fenwick, M.P., has met with a rather serious accident, at her residence in London. She was dross ing for a ball, when a portion of her dress caught fire. Mr Fenwick, hearing a loud shriek ? rushed up stairs, and found his wife enveloped in flames ; instantly throwing her down, he succeeded, by using his coat, in extinguishing the fire, but not until Mrs F. was severely burnt. For some days afterwards she was in a critical state from the injuries re ceived by the shook which her systesa sustained. She i s now happily recovering, but it will probably be a month yet before she is able to leave her room, and it is feared that she will never be completely freed from the injuries she has sustained.—Gateshead Observer. SPITHEAD.—D acing the past week Rear• Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, Captain Hewlett, C,13., Colonel Jervis, and other officers, appointed to inquire into our coast defences, visited Portsmouth, and have reported the impracticability of erecting a fort upon the Stourbridge Shoal, nea rl y opposite the town of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. This particular spot will, therefore, in the event of a probable invasion, have to be occupied by floating batteries heavily plated, mounted with powerful guns, and supplied with the most approved and destructive ammunition. --Army and .Ifavy Gazette. THE AMERICAN BLOCEADE,—The prize steamer Siren, laden with liquors, iron, &c., captured at Cape Lookout, arrived at New York. The Federal Naval Department had been informed of the capture in the South Atlantic of the British schooner It,. S. Hood by the steamer Protons. Sho was from Nassau, Boston, July s.—The British prize steamer Jupiter, from Nassau, N.Y. for Wil mington, N.C., arrived yesterday, and was captured on the 27th of June, in lat. 29 47 N., long. 76 30 W., by the United States' gunboat Proteus, During the chase she threw overboard her entire cargo. She is an iron side wheel boat of 180 tons, and sailed from London. :CAM'S AIITOGRAPIL—At Paris, the other day, an autograph of Tasso was sol d, written b y the p oet of the " Gerusalemmo Liberate , " in the 26th year of his age. It is worded as follows :—" 1, the undersigned, hereby ac knowledge to have received from Abraham Levi 25 lire, for which he holds in pledge a swora of my father's, 6 shirts, 4 sheets, and 2 table-covers. March 2, 1570, Torquato Tease." - _ _ VIENNA, July 15.—The General Correspondence declares that the news sent from Turin relative to the existence of bands of brigands in Venetia is completely unfouided, TALLOW. The . tallow trade is firmer to ' :day, and prices have improved. P.Y.C. is quoted at 41s per cwt on the spot, and 43s 3d to 438 Gd 6d for the last three months' delivery. Town tallow, 39s net cash ; rough fat, 28 per Slb. .T 'Particulars. 1850. 1861 j 1862. 1863. 1864. --- -- Stock this day.... 31.152 55,908 31.065 39,183 41.873 ( 53s0a t 0 , 48 s 0 , ,1 to 48561 to 42s 01 to 418 6d t o —s Od sod 49s Od —s Od — s Od Pric e Deli v e o r f y Y l . a e s ' t w " e el 1,479 1,508 1,442 072 850 Ditto from June 1 I 12,906 8,74; 10, 40 5,735 6,643 Arrivals last week 1,864 1,408 1,556 718 383 Ditto from June 1 16,961 7,893 5,"; 93 7,174 3,459 Price of Town.... 55s Od 50s 6d 495 3d 43s Od 41s 6d POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, THAMES. A MiscniEVous Ers.—William Mitchell, a boy about 14 years of age, was brought before Mr Paget charged with throwing stones in a public thoroughfare. Thomas Allen, a police - constable, No. 409 K, stated that last night, a few minutes after 8 o'clock, when people were leaving their churches and meeting houses, the prisoner was throwing stones among th em in Brunswick-street, Poplar. He remonstrated with the prisoner when he threw the first stone. His remonstrances were treated with contempt. The prisoner threw four more stones, and he then took him into custody. The prisoner said "You can't take me into custody for throwing stones." He told the prisoner he was mistaken, and that he should not only take him into custody, but lock him up. The prisoner said that he only threw pebbles; but he told the prisoner that pebbles or flint stones made no difference, and he took him to the station-house. The prisoner's companions called out "Knock his hat off; kick him, don't go with him ;,, but the prisoner did not do that. The witness added that great complaints had been made by the inhabitants of the Etbst India-road, Poplar, and the adjoining streets, of the nuisance of stone throwing by mischievous boys like the prisoner. He believed the prisoner was throwing stones at some girls, but any person near was in danger of having his or her eye cut out. Mr Paget—You are quite right. It is a most dangerous practice. c idn r o t. t know why ho was locked up andi' The erought prisonerto saapid he did otkflOW why ho was locked up and brought to a police_cou Mr Paget—For an illegal act of throwing stones, and if any of the stones thrown by you had injured any person you would have been charged with an assault. IThe prisoner, wh3 said h e was the son of a shipwrig ht, declared ho only threw a few email pebbles at his com- panions. Mr. Paget—That is an offence. You had no r i g ht to throw small pebbles ; you are a mischievous elf. London boys are always throwing stones. Allen said the "small pekbles', thrown by th e p r i s oner were stones picked up in the ro ad as lar g e as hens' eggs. Mr Paget fined the prisoner 55., which his parents paid for him. 11..14•IN.011eal WESTMINSTER. DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—JattIeS Gander, 60 years of age, of very respectable appearance, was charged with attempting to drown himself from the Chelsea new bridge. Police-constable, 244 B, said that at 8 o'clock on Satur day evening he was told that thole was some one in the water, and looking into the Thames saw the prisoner, who was, after some trouble, got out by a bargeman, . . Mr Selfe—Had he been drinking ? Constable—l think he had; he appeared like it, Mr Selfe—Did he say anything when he recovered Constable—He said that trouble of mind and family mis fortune had driven him to it. I produce these (a handker chief full of large stones) which I found in the prisoner's pockets to sink him. When speaking of his misfortunes, he said that nobody knew his troubles but himself. Mr Belfe—Are any of his friend s here ? Constable—One of his sons is present. Mr Selfe (to the Son)—How is this—ean you in any way .c,„ th i s ? The Son—He lives witmv ma she is away from home nursing my brut eels father has had a good deal of late to disturb his mind. fortunes have come upon him TheDlr S s e o l Salle-- n o e c e e h t h e e d s r e i n m k i B P he has taken to drinking very freely, and has strange no tions that he is being abandoned by his family and friends, but he is quite wrong in that respect, every body is sorry for his misfortunes, and would do their beat to help him. Mr Salle—What has he been ? The Son—A master cabman, and at one tine had a very large business. He prospered for years, but at last business fell off, and he was obliged to sell his things, and then he went with the money they fetched into the country in hopes of doing something else, but could find nothing to suit, and so returned to London. He has not been doing anything since. Mr Selfe—l shall remand him until Friday next, and the witnesses must attend again, for, unless I BEO great reason to alter my present view of the case, I shall ecmmit prisoner for trial. The bargeman who rescued prisoner is William Geary, who deserves a reward, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COUNT WALDSTEIN'S WATCH.—Joupli Hood, the pri vate of the Grenadier Guards, charged with having a gold watch and chain, of the value of £lOO, the property of Count Waldstein, in his possession, was again brought before Mr Tyrwhitt. Mr Weymouth, the Count's solicitor, attended on the part of the Count. Inspector Tanner, from Scotland-yard, said he had no further evidence, the Count not being in attendance. M r Weymouth was sor r y w h e ther the Court had been made aware of w h a t had tran spired. to say he had no information Mr Tyrwhitt said the Count was well aware what had transpired before ho left this country. Mr Weymouth said he had a letter written by the Count to a gentleman acknowledging the receipt of some letters, but not stating that he had heard of what bad taken place. Mr Tyrwhitt said the Count's non-attendance was not unexpected, and it was never thought hs would attend. The man would be discharged, and the watch be detained by the police. It appears that the prisoner's time of service being up, he was discharged from the regiment last week. UNPROVOKED ASS/CULT °N THE POLlCE.—Malcolm Goodall, a baker, living at 21, Grafton •street, was charged before Mr T yr whitt with being drunk anc disorderly, and also with assaulting Police-constable Wm. Lobb, 73 C, and Sergeant David Da ve y , 17 C, in Silve r -street, and tearing his uniform lor if t o a r i mc , was a nd Fredk. B rurnraer, 16, Great Pulteney street, s also charged with attempting to rescue Goodall and assaulting Win. Childs, the beadle of Golden- Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, assembled in Silver-street, and on squa r e Saturday night, about half Goodall ill-using a boy by bringing his head on the ground. ,—. lie asked Gcodall what w hen he iromemat 1 he was about, e.Y set to abusing him in pg 9081: going gtrou,apuht,eoBossaeC:, tah s aecirdeoawtuhdsaetagosne found the vilest manner, and on a brother constable, 73C, coming up, Goodall gave him (73 C) a viole nt blow h the face. by a crowd of 2(0 persons, the prisoner Bruturaer taking !very active part, cus and calling They then took they Goodall were into followed Y ' and while en the way to htehye station upon the crowd to rescue Goodall. Lobb, 73 C, proved being struck in the face by Goodall, and said that while o n the ground Goo dall also bit both hie hands. 17 C, said he Went to th e ass i s t a nce of the other officers, a nd found G oodall lying on his back to Sergeant Davey, kicking violently. W hile trying get Goodal up he bit him in the thigh, tried to bite him elsewh ere , and also tore his uniform coat, doing damage to it to th e amount of B s. The prisoner Browner called to the c rowd cf above 300 persons to rescue Goode ll. _ Wm. Childs, beadle of Golden-squero, said he went to assist the police, and found Brummer acting as the ring leader of a large crowd of persons, and urging them to rescue Goodall. Bruminer and others caught told of him and pulled him away while he had hold of Goodall and tore the button off his coat. He was also kicked a good deal about the legs. Goodall said he knew nothing about the affair, only that he felt sore when he woke up the next morning. Drummer said he thought Goodall was being illused and interfered, Mr Tyrwhitt said it appeared to be a most unprovoked assault by Goodall, the police having only interfered when they found him illusi ag a boy, which they had t. right to do. He should commit Goodall for 14 days for assaulting 73 C, and for 14 days for biting, and 7 days for damaging the sergeant's coat. Browner, who evidently was a meddling fellow, and set the crowd against the police, he should fine 20s . or . 14 days for the attempted rescue, and lOs or 7 days for assaulting the beadle. and without any change openedsintlearsk4titrcitiysteady, probably 8,000 . stiles 158 9 131 71i 1101 18! 1051 46i 6 117, 17 98a 9 81 66 5i 1141 1381 8 ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE, HOME CIRCUIT—CHELMSFORD, July 1.6. (Before Baron Martin.) CHARGE OF MURDER. Emma Howard alias Emma Pudney, 23, a wretched looking young woman, was indicted for the wilful murder of her child, George Isaac Howard, otherwise Padney. Mr Walford and Mr Philbrick prosecuted, and the prisoner was defended by Mr Peirce and Mr E. T, Smith. The facts of this case were very simple, and the ev,.dence for the prosecution left no doubt that the prisoner hail not only committed the act imputed to her, but had also at tempted to destroy the life of another infant; but at the same time it also established the fact that the prisoner was in such a state of mind at the time as not to be criminally responsible for her actions. It appeared that she lived with her mother at Halstead, and that she had two illegitimate children, the one that lost its life, who was about a year and a half old, and another about four years old. She got her living by silk weaving, but it appeared that at the time the offence was committed the prisoner was in a most miser able state of poverty, and this had, no doubt, affected her mind, and, coupled with her mental condition in other re spects, drove her to the commission of the aet with which she was charged. It seemed that on the afternoon of the 28th of March the prisoner left her mother's house with her two children, stating that she could not support them, and that it was her intention to go to the union and ask for some assistance. In about an hour she returned without the children, and when she was asked what had become of them, she replied that she hoped they wero in heaven. A police constable who happened to be accidentally passing the river Colne, towards which the prisoner had been seen walking with her children in the afternoon in question, heard a child's voice cry out, " I shall fall I I shall fall I" and on going t o the spot he saw the eldest child hanging by both hands from the branch of a tree and up to its neck in water, and the younger thild floating in the water and apparently dead. He - rescued the first-mentioned child, and then got the second out of the water, but it was quite dead. The constable afterwards went to the house of the prisoner's mother and found her there, and asked her if it was true what he had heard re specting her children, and she replied that it was, and she then said that she would go anywhere with him, but that she wished first to see her dear children. She then said that she first threw the younger child into the water, and that she held the other child to look at him while he was struggling in the river, and then threw him in, and he turned his face to her and called out "Mother, mother I" and she went away. The prisoner did not seem to have attempted to conceal what she had done, and, ac cording to the evidence of her mother, she had been for a considerable period before the occurrence in a low and de sponding state, and that fears were entertained that she would do violence to herself, and that since the birth of her last child she had frequently complained of her head, and it appeared that several members of her family had been con fined in a lunatic asylum. The statement was confirmed by the testimony of a medical gentleman named Sinclair, who had attended the prisoner, and who stated that she had on several occasions exhibited indications of hor brain being affected. The jury, without troubling Mr Peirce to address them, returned a verdict of not guilty on the ground of insanity, and the prisoner was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. The wretched creature was removed from the bar shriek ing, and calling out " Oh my dear children ! oh my dear children I " This concluded the business of the assizes. WESTERN CIRCUIT—SALISBURY, July 16. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Mr Justice Ryles.) RHOADES V. COOPER—LIBEL—£I,OOO DAMAGES. Mr Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr H. T. Cole were counse' for the plaintiff; Mr Sleigh (specially retained) and Mr Turner represented the defendant. This was an action for libel under very peculiar circum stances. The defendant pleaded not guilty and justification. Mr Sleigh, however, withdrew the latter plea before the case was gone into. The plaintiff, Susan Rhoades, is the daughter of a former tradesman of Salisbury, now deceased, Mr Cooper is a solicitor, about 60, practising in the same town. It appeared ho had known the plaintiff all her life, and was always appa sently very fond of her. In 1853 or 1854 he began to pay her more particular attentions, and desired to become her hus band. He walked and drove with her, took her to buy new furniture for his house, and treated her in every respect as his affianced wife. In 1856, when she was about 17 years of age, ho seduced her. On her giving birth to a child he refused to marry her, but offered to settle £lOO a year upon her for life, on condition that she remained single, and held no immoral intercourse " with any person whomsoever." A deed was drawn up, and defendant duly paid the first quarter's annuity. From that time to the present some thing like twenty actions have been brought, and they have all been given against the defendant with costs. On each occasion he has pleaded, but failed to prove, hat the young lady is unchaste. He had himself at tempted to renew the intercourse with her, but she refused to see him except in the presence of a third person. In 1855 he wrote her a letter, in which he considered her to be a moss ago Lta caw:ma a plea which he intended to plead in " action 21," as ho termed it, to be lithographed, and sent copies to Mr Wilson, one of the county coroners, the Salisbury magistrates, and others. In it he charged Miss Rhoades with having had immoral inter course with men, and also with having, since the preceding action, given birth to a second child. This was the libel complained of. The action was originally brought in Lon don, but the defendant applied to a judge at chambers and got the venue changed to Salisbury, for the purpose, it was alleged, of rendering her appearance in court more painful and distressing to the plaintiff, on account of her being so well known in the town. Defendant's conduct was severely censured by Mr Coleman, in his opening address. Miss Rhoades was examined. Witnesses having been called to prove the publication of the libel, Mr Sleigh proceeded to address the court in mitigation of damages. He admitted that the defendant had acted un wisely and upon erroneous impressions, but at the same time he contended that the plaintiff had sustained no da mage through the publication of the libel. Those who know her were shown to entertain as much respect for her now as they did before. There was no malice on the part of the defendant, and he submitted that very moderate damages would meet the justice of the case. His Lordship, in summing up, said there could be no question that the document which the defendant had issued was a libel. The only question, therefore, was one of damages, and on this point he would say nothing what ever to influence their decision. The jury almost immediately found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages, £l,OOO. The Pitman or the Eel ? At the Worship-street Police Court on Saturday, William Pitman was charged before Mr Cuthbert Ellison with an indecent assault upon Isabella Israel, a young Jewess, living in Lamb-street, Spii.alfields. Complainant said—About an hour since I was in the market purchasing a piece of sta.mon, when I suddenly felt something on iuy leg just below the knee. Some eels were being weighed, and I first thought that one of them had fallen and wriggled up my dress, but on brushing it down I distinctly felt a hand. Defendant was on his knees, and I am certain it was he who committed the offence. I told my father, and then preferred this charge. Cross-examined by Mr Graves—Not any cf the eels were on the ground. The hand held me tight—the eels were flying about on the stall. Saunders, 9111—When I took defendant into custody he said that he was innocent of the accusation—:hat an eel had been taken from the scale, and that ho picked it up, in doing which it certainly might have touched her leg or thereabouts. Mary Swan (describing herself a "market widow").--.. T . was weighing 21b of live eels for a gentlemen—one of 'em wriggled out. Mr Pitman, which he has a wife and six small children, picked it up and flung it on the stall, say ing, " There it is where it was." Mr Stafford (clerk)—Did you lose eight of defendant's hand while be was looking for the eel ? Witness—No, I didn't ; and if ho did anything wrong I must have seen it. The eel might have touched the young lady just above the boot; but no higher—oh, no— no higher I Thomas Hart—l am a shopkeeper in Spitalfields-market, and Mrs Swan's stall is just opposite me. I saw the young lady standing on the pavement buying some salmon, and her hoops, when she leaned forward, reached right across to my shop front. I could see all her legs quite high, and I said to a customer, " What a disgusting fashion this is I" Just then an eel slipped away, and this young man (de fendant) snatched it up from close by her legs, but I swear he never touched them ; the fish might, they knows nothing of manners. (iluch laughter.) I've known this person twenty years ; he is a moral man with a large family. Mr Ellison—All this may be true, and yet he might have committed such an offence as is charged against him. However, upon the strength of tLe combined evi dence, I conclude that the eel was the guilty party. and therefore order the discharge of tho person who held it. AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS DUE AT LIVERPOOL THIS WEEK.—Thero are three steamers due at Liverpool this week, with the mails from Uanada and the United will no doubt reach States, viz. :—The City of London, from New York on the 9th, may be looked for off Cape Clear or Queenstown this evening (Monday) or early to-mor morning ; the fiber may be nian, from Quebec, also on the 9th, Londonderry in the course of to-morrow ;on Saturday, the Cunard steamer Arabia, from New Y)rk on the 13th, expected to reach Queenstown. rp T HE HERUING F IS HERY. — The Cornish boats engaged in the he rring fishery on the Irish coast were very fortunate last week, having made from £5O to 465 per boat ; Mr Corsbie, salesman, of Newlyn, Cornwall, reports having theirTe lris h u t. principal of f and t he catches aSe eaoaeuh. d bw i oe s ar p te e as taken disposed v e e f La shortly2 lB ,sO h awde,oi good o t i h c e ok r o r ,ra ra i herrings . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE--This Day, CITY BETTINQ_ -Tins DAY. NOTTINGHAM Il ANDICAr. 7to 2 agst Pearl Diver (taken) sto 1 agat Fisherman's .Daughter (taken) sto 1 agat Sir Roger (t e,ken) 6 to 1 agst Welcome (ta :ken) 7to 1 aget Tartar (takext and offered) Bto 1 agat Dr Syntax (taken) ROBIN HOOD e TAKES. 3to 2 agst Lemonade (t aken) GOODWOOD S.' rAKES. sto 2 aget Thalestris (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Stanton (ta ken) 100 to 8 agat Bally Edm and (offered) 100 to 8 agst Blondin (t aken and offered) 100 to 8 apt Claxton (t a ken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Fisherman:a Daughter (taken) 20 to 1 aget Beatrix (t alen) GOODWO on cur. 9to 2 agst Dollar (tt arm) 6to 1 agat Scottish Chief ST. LEGER. 3to 1 agst Blair Mho' (taken and offered) 3} to 1 agst General Peel (offered) 500 to 15 agst Clareniont (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER. SATURDAY. There was a rather small attendance. The chief feature was the anxiety manifested to get on Thalestris for the Goodwood stakes; 3 to 1 would havo been taken to a large amount, but there wore no layers. Dollar was in goo d re quest for Goodwood Cup, 5 to 1 being taken when it could be obtained.—Closing prices GOODWOOD STARES• 3to 1 agst Thalestris (wanted) 12 to 1 agst Claxton (offered) 12 to 1 agst Blondin (offered) 100 to 8 agst Fisherman's Daughter (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bally Edmond (offered) 60 to 1 agat Limosina (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. sto 1 agst Dollar (taken and wanted) sto 1 agat Scottish Chief (offered) 10 to 1 agst Limosina (taken) 10 to 1 agst Claremont (taken) 100 to 8 agst East Lancashire (taken) LEGER. 4to 1 agst General Peel (taken) JRES FOR 1864. MY. Chesterfield King's Lynn 2l Goodwood ...... 26 MST. RACING FIXT' Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton . Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes Huntingdon Wolverhampton • ... • • 9 Reading Egham Dover .. lB Sari. Weymouth 1 Baden-Baden Warwick September 6 Bridgwater 8 Leicester -. 8 Doncaster OCT Bedford Edinburgh and Lothians _ Club - . 6 Newmftrket Second Oct. 10 Oxford .. 18 Yarmouth York August Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter ..., 30 Stocktcn Derby DUEL Brecon .. 19 Riohmond . 2O Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn NewmarketFirst October 27 121711 i. Lincoln Kelso .... Gloucester Newmarket Houga on 24 ISMER. Nova: Vroroeeter Autumn .... 1 Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 Leamington &War. Hunt 22 IRISH. SZPTZMIIIIi. Curragh 6, 7, 8 0 CTOBBE, Carragh A Confederate View of the " Situation" in America. (From the Index.) The turning point of the eampaign, both in Virginia and Georgia, is now come. It is no longer a question whether Grant shall capture Richmond this summer and Sherman advance his outposts to Atlanta. But it is a question, and a very[serious one, for the Lincoln Administration whether the Federal army in Virginia is not hopelessly crippled so far as any forward movement is concerned, and whether Sherman's forces are not in imminent peril of destruc- tion. And yet all Mr,Stanton can do at such a crisis is to preserve an " eloquent " silence—a silence, the mute terror of.which proclaims far and wide through the North ern and Western States the failure of their last hope of enslaving the Southern Confederacy. In our last issue we ventured to anticipate that if Grant attempted to extend his line by his left with a view to the semi•investment of Pe tersburg, he would be severely handled, and the event has az yen craft, C.rant ate ad vance upon the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, and that the Confederates under Gen. Hill, slipping in between the 2d and 6th Corps, fell upon the rear of the former, and coin- pletely broke it up, capturing and putting hors de combat not less than 6,000 men. The check at once put a stop to any forward movement, and Grant's whole army fell back upon its intrenchments on the eastern side of Petersburg. Thus, its extreme left resting on the Petersburg and Nor folk line of railroad, and its right on the City Point line, Grant's army occupied the position rather of a besieged than a besieging force, and was obviously far more intent upon securing its own communications than assaulting Peters burg. Indeed the whole efforts of the Federal General seem to have been directed lass to the capture of Richmond than to cavalry raids in Southern Virginia, as if the destruction fer 24 or 48 hours of a line of railroad would produce a panic in the Southern capital and compel Lee to retreat. In fact the Daily Hews is so delighted with Grant's " masterly in activity" as to found its only hope of ultimate victory on those cavalry raids, and to compare Sherman's critical position in Georgia with that of Lee in Virginia. But the difference is obvious. Lee's depot of supplies is Richmond. The town has been supplied for a siege. It contains within its limits all the requirements of a powerful army ; it is abundantly provided with water, it has immense ironworks and other manufac tories, and if Grant remained 12 months in his present position unless he was able permanently to hold the lines of railroad, he might fer all practical purposes be drilling his men at Bull Run. How slight the damage he can do to the rail read communications at Richmond must be, is shown by Wilson's cavalry expedition to the Danville line. This force is reported to have destroyed 20 miles of the road, but on its .return le attacked by the Confederates, finds the way back to the Federal camp barred by a strong Southern force, at tacks and is beaten, and finally compels Grant to despatch an army of 30,000 men to its relief. The engagement seems to have taken place at Beam's station, on the Petersburg and Weldon line; and according to Federal accounts General Wilson was unable to accomplish his purpose. But the despatch of the 6th and a portion of the 2d Corps will hardly improve the "situation." Already we hear that the Confederates are moving in the direc tion of the Federal rear ; and it is quite possible that the attack of General Hill'e corps will be repeated, and that the 30,000 men sent on to extricate the cavalry may also find on their return a strong Confederate force barring the way. Certainly the Federals' are very unfortunate in their cavalry expeditions. Sheridan failed to reach Gordonsville, or to reinforce Hunter ; and we now hear of his disastrous retreat from West Point to the James River with the admitted loss of upwards of 1,500 men. If Wilson's cavalry corps meets with similar treatment, the raids of the Federal army in Virginia will speedily coma to an end. But, for the moment, the most dangerous enemies of the Northern army in Virginia are the heat and the drought. Men and horses, it is said, are dying by hundreds of the fatigue of a campaign carried nin such weather. Water was not to be had ; the am bulances were hard at work all day carrying the sick to the n e rear, aid in the hospitals men were dying in crosva'trivlka. army of e .eterans would become demoralised byetreP What tions, superVening on constant defeat in tbeunfia er Grant's can be e:cpectea or hoped of the raw troops P b Y e ri ', faintest prospect of command ? d or ig on the point of Hunter is success, we um? say the_ stahmeebalkhi .0 his force, but with I ) sa l a i A d y 1 li t na o g ih,Ca hi; eene escaped ceda Grantrwd:t shil:118::::Ift of and large 1 I w s numbers of the loss of 13 piece:' ° e ` niet: : in hi 2 e 2 tr m ac i k le , B and men. The Cosifederate , ' are to reach as yet ditis Atlanta, has a place of safety. . Generals WIL .1 .. enesaw t cgs b:t h tl e e a -;' ntt some Mountains,s,ooo men, uncertain sherm an, that afte r ho ad has come to 'a halt in Iron 1 1 after having lost 8 gran , re ported to be retreating leler and Forrest are in his rear with powerful cavaL7 forces ; and if 'a true that Sherman has already commenced his retreat, it is possible that m ithin a week or two we may hear of the greatest disaster that has occurred to the Federal arm s. In New York and Washington the "situation" is winning to be appreciated. Mr. Chase's resignation, gathiedettoorbey 1 when he has plun ge d th e N ort h i nt o illimitable bankrup tc y' is 6 months t oo l ate for h i s reputat i on an d his country— while the fluct ua ti ons i n t h e pr i ce o f gold :2etoken a state of things that can only precede a grand crash. Pa th e whole - we are incli ne d t o t hi n k th a t within the next fort.,:thtl de cisive an d hi g hl y sa ti s f ac t or y news may be expected from- both of the great Confederate armies. ----- ____ The accounts from the manufacturing district.; for the past week have been again satisfactory. At Manchester there has been an increased inquiry cot: both cloths and yarns, and prices have been steadily maintained. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has been seascnably active, whila there has been an augmented demand fot lace and hosiery goods at Nottingham and Leicester. In the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton there bas ben littl e change of importance, ~,z, ..7.